I have the factory installed hitch. I purchased a Saris 2 bike rack. The way this attaches to the hitch is with a pin and lock.
I inserted the 2" bike mount into the receiver and it fit nicely. When I went to install the pin, I realized it was too long for to be inserted from the drivers side of the hitch (next to the box with the electrical connector). It goes in easily from the other side, but then there is no room to install the lock on the other side. Right now the hole that accommodates the safety pin is right next to that box with the electrical connector and there is not enough clearance to get the pin through and attach the lock. Is there an extension that is needed? This seems like a major flaw with the design of either the hitch or the Saris rack. Has anyone else experienced this?
I inserted the 2" bike mount into the receiver and it fit nicely. When I went to install the pin, I realized it was too long for to be inserted from the drivers side of the hitch (next to the box with the electrical connector). It goes in easily from the other side, but then there is no room to install the lock on the other side. Right now the hole that accommodates the safety pin is right next to that box with the electrical connector and there is not enough clearance to get the pin through and attach the lock. Is there an extension that is needed? This seems like a major flaw with the design of either the hitch or the Saris rack. Has anyone else experienced this?